> Hiding a "noprocrast" option in settings, and perhaps advertising it once per user with an annoying easy-to-dismiss popup – that sounds exactly like the kind of ineffective tweak that would pass muster
That seems like how a company would game regulation, while a judge or jury can better say "that's just an ineffective tweak".
Regardless, if facebook and instagram etc implemented something like that, it wouldn't really need a popup, since users who know about it can talk about it and recommend it in their feeds.
>while a judge or jury can better say "that's just an ineffective tweak".
yea, in a few years. By the time the case is settled, tech would already move on to the next big scheme to extract data or engagement.
I saw this in real time while the game industry was deliberating over the concept of lootboxes. Send out some lobbyists, convince the ESRB that they are fine, etc. The goal was just to stall for time, not win. By the time some countries started banning them, many studios already jumped ship to the "battle pass" model. They don't even care if lootboxes are banned anymore
The industry moves too fast to be penalized like this.
>it wouldn't really need a popup, since users who know about it can talk about it and recommend it in their feeds.
sure, just like how most social media talk about productive topics and recommend healthy, wholesome options in their feeds.
That seems like how a company would game regulation, while a judge or jury can better say "that's just an ineffective tweak".
Regardless, if facebook and instagram etc implemented something like that, it wouldn't really need a popup, since users who know about it can talk about it and recommend it in their feeds.